“This will first time seeing other SEC schools this fall, so it’s good to get a look at our conference,” LSU head coach Julia S. Sell said. “These are also the best teams in our region. There’s a nice prize if you win this tournament, so everyone’s trying to play their best and peak in this event to make it into indoors. It will be high-level and great competition.”

The champions in both doubles and singles competition receive an automatic berth to the National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships held November 7-10 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY.

LSU will face fellow conference teams Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi State and Ole Miss. Other schools competing are Nicholls, Tulane, South Alabama, McNeese State University, Louisiana Tech, University of Louisiana-Monroe, Samford University, Troy University and UAB.

The tournament consists of one draw in doubles and two singles draws, and the draws for this weekend are not yet announced.

Competition kicks off at 8 a.m. CT every day, aside from Monday’s championship round of doubles and singles, which is set to begin at 10 a.m. CT.

“In the fall, we look to see that the team continues to improve,” Sell said. “We’re ready to play again. We came home and practiced for a few weeks, and now we’re itching to get back to a tournament.”

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